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Randy Rhoads – Ozzy Osbourne – 1981
Artist/Tech Quote:
“The MXR Distortion Plus is the only gadget I use a lot” – Randy Rhoads
GuitarGeek Notes:
The exact details of Randy’s custom pedal board were compiled from extensive research originally done by Wolf Marshall in his excellent book, An Annotated Guide to the Guitar Technique of Randy Rhoads. Thanks to Wolf for his additional insight and assistance.
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Randy playing 11 gauge strings is just crazy for his quick playing. This guy could outplay Eddie IMHO that guy like his 8 gauge. Whenever I hear tribute album, hard not to think about the unique sound of an MXR dist + or different speakers other than celestions. His amazing slides and flashy playing for MR. Crowley makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. It complemented Ozzys lyrics soo good along w/ the analog synth. Read somewhere he used the wah in cocked position at times for leads maybe.